[WKB]

Somone said "You can change without growth but you can't grow without change" This doesn't apply to either.

All this and still no spell check?

[TomGuy]

The right Breaking Box is strange. It shows 5 entries; then a "more"; then blank space. I paged down 60 full screens of blank -- and that was only half of the way through the topics in the middle column.

Why have to click "more" when all that blank space is available on the page?

Page loading takes 2-3 times longer than the old format.

[shuckmaster]

The main reason FR is/was so great is because all the other forums you have to choose from out there look & work just like this one does now.

[Movemout]

Two thumbs down! I appreciate the site but it wasn't broke so stop fixing it.

[Scully]

What the heck! Bring back "Find in Forum"...PLEASE????That was an incredibly useful feature. :(

[chuknospam]

Actually, I've been checking it out for 1/2 hour. It's really pretty Nice!! To get back your sidebars, click on "Topics" in the upper RH corner, selcet the topic that you want like Breaking News, go over to the left side of the screen right under the "Flag" and click subscribe. That's it. All kinds of other neat stuff too. Try it, you'll like it!

[anatolfz]

Well, give it a few weeks and you'll (probably) find it's better. Site changes always seem horrible and confusing at first, and they always meet with widespread disapproval, especially from frequent visitors.

It's the fate of web designers everywhere: people keep saying, "You know, you should add this and this and then why not change this feature?" and eventually, since they seem like good suggestions, the designer implements them, and only after much consideration, planning and testing; and then the howls of protest roll in. I agree, though - it's weird at first.

[austen]

I agree with you! Yuck -- the new design is bland and somehow soul-less. I miss the old FR.

[jigsaw]

For many of us who must use bifocals, the new print is much too small and therefore difficult to read.

Also, the new layout is not as consistent as the previous one. It's now difficult to follow (again, this can be a problem for those of us who use bifocals.)

Thanks.

[Mad Dawgg]

Well no one has asked the Obvious question yet...

So here goes...

Am I logged in?

[b4its2late]

This is great. It'll drive the disruptors nuts........

[VA Advogado]

UGH!!!!!!!!!! I Thought we were hacked!

[Cboldt]

Please differentiate between number of articles/post TITLES shown per page, and number of POSTS shown per page of thread. I like to see a small number of article/post titles (50 or so), but when I enter a thread, I want to see more of the posts (250). The new arrangement has one preference setting that defines both of these as the same number.

[OldPossum]

Add me to the chorus. Sometimes folks think that changes are improvements. Here's proof that it ain't necessarily so. Please bring back the old format!

[Drew68]

Now that I've voiced my opinion, I'm really enjoying this thread.

It's great fun to watch people wake up, log on, and freak out.

[ml/nj]

All of the recent changes to FR have lessened its value to me. I don't like the separate forums thing, and I definately do not like the overhaul to the site that confronts me this morning. I'm not sure what motivates such changes or who wants them, but I don't think many of those asked to contribute recently were consulted.

Not smart.

ML/NJ

[Chemnitz]

"The older I get, the less I like change, especially change for the better." G. B. Shaw

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[Clintons Are White Trash]

I cannot believe all the whining! Try going to "view" on the top of page then click on "text size" you can make your page as readable as you like.

[Quix]

ARE THE COMPLAINERS A BUNCH OF FOSSILIZED LUDITES?

Perhaps.

Perhaps we all just live in an era when the RATE of CHANGE is ever escalating to egregious degrees and our change muscles are fatigued.

HOWEVER, Personally, I think we ought to try most new things at least 3-7 weeks before we have enough experience and observations to make a reasonable assessment.

Beyond that, I have enormous faith in John's efforts and in his taste. I'm happy to give this a go. Fresh perspective doesn't hurt conservatives no matter how much they howl and scream and throw dust in the air.

BTW, we should save our sackcloth and ashes for the Israeli situation. . . and for our own shores where more "dramatic disciplines" much worse than 9/11 are scheduled--particularly given the lack of humility, contrition and change of heart and ways.

The improvements hereon are quite welcome and much appreciated--if nothing else--for the heart and effort that went into them. But also, because, I believe at least parts of them are genuine improvments much more pleasing to my life hereon. . . . not that the old was bad--this is just--well--an improvement.

No whining from my corner. JUST HUGE THANKS, JOHN!